Over 20 shots fired in fatal police shooting of California rapper

Video of the fatal shooting of Willie McCoy was published on YouTube on February 13 and shows that more than 20 gunshots were fired during the incident. McCoy was shot and killed by police on February 9, in the parking lot of a Taco Bell.
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Video of the fatal shooting of Willie McCoy was published on YouTube on February 13 and shows that more than 20 gunshots were fired during the incident. McCoy was shot and killed by police on February 9, in the parking lot of a Taco Bell.
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The drive-thru line at a Taco Bell in Vallejo, California, turned into a deadly scene on Saturday night, according to police.

A worker at the East Bay fast-food restaurant called police just after 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 9 because a silver Mercedes was parked in the drive-thru line, with the driver “slumped over in the driver’s seat,” police said in a news release on Sunday.

Officers responded to the Taco Bell and discovered an adult man alone in the luxury car. He was “unresponsive” with a handgun resting on his lap, police said. The Mercedes was locked, but it was still in drive, according to police.

“The officers made efforts to stop any forward progress by the Mercedes as they assessed the situation and asked for additional resources,” the news release said.

Jared Gilmour is a McClatchy national reporter based in San Francisco. He covers everything from health and science to politics and crime. He studied journalism at Northwestern University and grew up in North Dakota.

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